Mechanical movement.



C. R. KADDELAND.

MECHANlCAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1916.

1,1 98,727. Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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C. R. KADDELAND.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.17.1916.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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C. R. KADDELAND.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11. I916.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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C. R. KADDELAND.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN-17.1916.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1916.

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UNITFJI) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTEN R. KADDELAND, 0F SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITLOCKPRINTING PRESS MFG. CO., 013 DERBY, CONNECTICUT,'A CORPORATION.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CrIRIs'rEN R. KADDE- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Shelton, in the county of F airfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in MechanicalMovements; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the characters ofreference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute part of this application,and represent, in

Figure 1 a broken view in side elevation of one form of my improvedmechanical movement applied to the bed-motion of a flatbedprinting-press. Fig. 2 a view thereof in horizontal section on the lineab of Fig. 1, with the reversing mechanism shown in its intermediateposition between the two guide-ways of the type-bed which is the part tobe reciprocated. Fig. 3 a corresponding view with the reversingmechanism in the right hand guide-way. Fig. 4; a detached detail view inlongitudinal section of the anti-friction member carrier. Fig. 5 adiagrammatic view showing the driving and reversing mechanisms of myimproved mechanical movement in the positions due to them when they areintermediate in position between the two guide-ways. Fig. 6 a similarview showing the mechanisms in the positions due to them after thecrank-pin or prime-mover has made a half revolution whereby thereversingblock and anti-friction device have been entered into the lowerend of the right hand guide-way as also shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 7 asimilar view showing the mechanisms in the positions due to them afterthe crank-pin has made an additional quarter revolution, whereby thepart to be reciprocated or typebed has been retarded and brought torest. Fig. 8 a similar view showing the positions due to the parts whenthe crank-pin has made an additional quarter turn, whereby the type-bedhas been started up and accelerated in the opposite direction andbrought to the point of normal speed, the anti-friction device beingabout to leave the guideway. Fig. 9 a similar view showing the positionsdue to the parts after the crankpin has made an additional halfrevolution,

whereby the type-bed has been returned to the position in which it wasshown in Fig. 5, although now traveling in the opposite direction. Fig.10 a similar view showing the parts at the expiration of the additionalhalf revolution of the crank-pin showing the anti-friction deviceentered into the upper end of the left hand guide-way. Fig. 11 a similarview showing the parts in the positions due to them after the crank-pinhas moved through an additional quarter revolution, whereby the type-bedhas been retarded and brought to rest at the opposite end of the stroke.Fig. 12 a similar view showing the parts in the positions due to themafter an additional quarter revolution of the crankpin, whereby thetype-bed has been started up and accelerated to its normal speed, theanti-friction device being about to leave the left hand guide-way. Fig.13 a broken detail view in side elevation, showing one of the modifiedforms which the anti-friction device may assume. Fig. 14 a view partlyin vertical section and partly in end elevation on the line c(Z of Fig.13. Fig. 15 a broken view showing another modified form of my improvedmechanical movement. Fig. 16 a broken view thereof partly in plan andpartly in horizontal section on the line ef of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 a brokendetail sectional View of still another modified form of my invention.Fig. 18 a view in front elevation of the crank-pin and the anti-frictiondevice of the preceding figure.

My invention relates to an improvement in mechanical movements forconverting rotary into rectilinear motion and designed with particularreference to being utilized in fiatbed printing-press bed-motionscharacterized by the retardation and acceleration of the type-bed at theends of the strokes thereof, the object being to produce a simple andcompact device of superior durability and smoothness of operation.

With these ends in view, my invention consists in a mechanical movementhaving certain details of construction as will be hereinafter describedand pointed out in the claims.

Since my improved mechanical movement is particularly adapted for use inreversing the type-bed of flat-bed printingpresses, for convenience ofillustration and description, l have shown it so applied. theconstruction shown in Figs. 1 to 12- inelusive of the drawings, I employrectangular reversing-block 2 n1ounted up-tn crank-gin 3 having at itsbase a concentric flange -l by means of which it is attached to theouter ace of the main dri .5, near the periphery thereof. 1 searingfaces of the block have contact respectively with the anti-frictionrollers 6 of two rectilinear of such roll-rs turning upon studs 7mounted in a slate-like antifriction-member carrier 8, the said seriesof rollers being parallel with each other and respectively located onopposite sid s oi? a clearance slot 9 formed in the said carrier 8 forthe outward passage through it of the crank-pin er prime-mover 3. Thesaid reversing-locl: 2- is moved in a circular path by the crank-pin 3,while the carrier 8 has an elliptical movement imparted to it as theresultant effect of two separate driving agencies acting concurrently,namely, the said block 2 and a. controller-arm 10 formed at its innerend with an eye 11 for the reception of the crank-pin 3. The outer endof the said arm 10 receives a stud 12 carried by a block 13reciprocating in a groove 14-. formed in a block 15 which reciprocatesin bracket 18 fastened to the track 17 as toned to the press-frame 17.The said carrier 8 is f rmed with a horizontal slot 18 receiving block19 which has a slight hori- Zontal movementin it and which is mountedupon a stud 20 carried by the arm 10 and located centrally between thecenter of the cranlopin 3 and the center of the stud 12. Under thisconstruction and arrangement of parts, the pin 3 acting through theblock 2 and the antidriction rollers 6, tends to move the carrie 8 in ahorizontal direction, while the controller-arm l0 acting throu h thestud 20 and block 19, tends at the same time to move the carrier 8 in avertical di rection, whereoy the carrier 8 is moved, as above stated, inan elliptical path of which. the maj or axis is exactly twice the lengthof its minor axis.

To prevent the carrier 8 from canting in describing its said ellipticalpath, I employ, as shown, two paralleling he s 21 pivotally connected attheir inner ends to the carrier and pivotally connected at their outerends to the reciprocating bloci: 15 before mentioned, whereby thecarrier 8, and hence the series of parallel antifriction rollers 6 atall times maintained in vertical posit-ion. Since the axis of theelliptical path described by the carrier 8 is just twice as long itsminor aXi s, the vertical movement imparted to the carrier, and hence tothe anti-friction rollers 6, is exactly half as great and half as rapidas the vertical movement of the block 2. lhis carefully predearerelied 1. while the gates and which co-act with the said ait-utments toform the two guideivays, 26 and 28, act safety abutments, as it were, bytaking any rebound in the action of the reversing mechanism and typehed.

By eliminating, as described, any sliding of the anti-friction rollers6, I secure the maximum smoothness of operation, since I am thus enabledto design and construct the parts without allowing, as has heretoforebeen necessary, space for the use of lubricants which are imperativewherever there is sliding contact. By the employment of the parallelinhers 21, I prevent the car- 8 from cant-1n during the periods of its dlemovement from the guide-way 26 to the aide-way 2S and vice versa,whereby the nti-triction rollers 6 are maintained in predetermined,though variable positions with respect to the block 2, during thetransit of the block 2 and carrier 8 from one guide-way to the other.

The gear wheel 5 co-acts with an upper rack 29 and a lower rack 30, theformer beng bolted to the lower face of the type-bed and the latterbeing fastened to a "rame 31 depending therefrom. The said gearwheel 5is provided with a double-ended sector 32 which is radially moved asrequired to co-act with the said racks the teeth of which are arrangedin three sections, all as fully shown and described. in United StatesPatent No. 950,136 of February 22nd, 1910, to V7. Huson. lio ever, I donot limit myself to such a .vheel and such racks, but hold 1 yself at"'herty to employ any substitutes therefor. As shown the gearwhee ismounted on a driving-shaft running in a sleeve and itself driven by aThe double-ended sector of the 5 is controlled in its movement by a.cam-shaft driven by a train of gears and pinions 37, 38, 40, as shown inFig. 2, and connected with the sector 32 by means not herein sho vn, butfully illustrated in the said Patent No. 950,136.

The reversing-ahutmcnts 22 and 23, the gates 25 and 27, and guide-ways26 and 28, before referred to, are of known construction and operationand need neither detailed gear illustration nor description. As shown,the abutments 22 and 23 are secured to the respective ends of thedepending frame 31, while the gates 25 and 27 turn upon trunnions e1respectively journaled in the under face of the type-bed 2% and in theupper face of the frame 31. As shown the respective gates and 27 areprovided with shoes or plates a2 and 43. The said gates 25 and 27 arealternately swung into their clearance and operative or guideway-formingpositions by means of cam-rollers 4A and 45 respectively co-acting withcam-paths 46 and 47 in a stationary cam is, the said gates being held intheir open positions by springs 49. I do not, however, limit myself tothe use of gates for the purpose of forming guide-ways for the reversingmechanism since other means for the purpose may be substituted, theguide-way-forming parts, as well as the driving mechanism herein shownand described, being chosen merely for the convenience of showing oneapplication of my invention.

Before proceeding to a description of the operation of my improvement asillustrated in Figs. 1 to 12 inclusive, it may be noted that mechanicalmovements of the general type to which my invention belongs, have beenobjectionable on account of the heavy wear imposed upon the reversingmember due to the weight of the part to be reciprocated and itsmomentum.

In overcoming the objections stated, I in terpose an anti-frictiondevice between the prime-mover represented by the crank-pin 3 and themember to be reciprocated represented by the type-bed 2A, and haveprovided for imparting to the rollers 6 of the antifriction device theamount of motion required to insure their rolling movement with theelimination of sliding friction.

IVith reference now to Figs. 5 to 12 inclusive of the drawings, theydiagrammatically represent the sequential positions of the parts,beginning with the movement of the type-bed from its central positionfrom right to left.

Beginning with Fig. 5 in which the parts of the reversing mechanism areshown in the position in which they are also shown in Figs. 1 and 2, theblock 2 and pin 3 are illustrated at the limit of their upward movement.It may here be mentioned that three complete revolutions of the gearwheel 5 take place during each complete excursion of the type-bed 2%back and forth, the gear wheel making a complete revolution in engagement with the upper rack, a complete revolution in engagement withthe lower rack, and a half revolution disengaged from both racks atwhich time the crank-pin 3 is brought into play for the reversingoperation.

In Fig. 5, the gear-wheel 5 is shown in mesh with the lower rack 30 formoving the type-bed from right to left, the block 2 and the carrier 8are at the limits of their upward movement, the type-bed 24 is in itscentral position moving from right to left, and the carrier 8 isdisengaged from both of the guide-ways 26 and 28 and is in a centralposition between the same. Fig. 6, in sequence with- Fig. 5, shows thepositions of the parts at the termination of the next succeedinghalf-rotation of the gear-wheel 5 and the entrance of the tworectilinear series of antifriction rollers 6 in the carrier 8, into theguide-way 26. which has just been formed by the closing movement of thegate 25. At this time the gear-wheel 5 is terminating its engagementwith the lower rack 30, there being a slight overlapping of control atthis point between the gear 5 and rack 30 on the one hand, and thereversing mechanism and the guideway 26 on the other hand, thisoverlapping of control being made possible by the fact that thecrank-pin 3 is by virtue of its position at this particular timetraveling at the same horizontal speed as the said rack.

It will be noted, by comparing Figs. 5 and 6, that although in Fig. 6the pin 3 and block 2 and the carrier 8 are at the limit of theirdownward movements, the carrier 8 has moved only half the distance inthe vertical plane that the block 2 has moved, due to the principlealready stated of having the carrier 8 move concurrently with, but justhalf the distance of, the block 2, and at just half the speed thereof.

Fig. 7, in sequence with Fig. 6, shows the positions of the parts at thetermination of the next succeeding quarter-rotation of the gear-wheel 5which has now carried the type-bed 24 to the extreme limit of its lefthand or inward excursion and gradually retarded it from its normalvelocity and brought it to a dead stop. At this time, the pin 3 and theblock 2 and the carrier 8 stand midway between the upper and lower endsof the guideway 26, the pin and block 2 having moved twice the distanceof the carrier 8 so as to occupy a central position with respectthereto. The parts are shown in the same position in Fig. 3 as in Fig,7.

Fig. 8, in sequence with Fig 7, shows the positions of the parts at thetermination of the next succeeding quarter-rotation of the gear-wheel 5.The type-bed 24% has now been started at zero and accelerated, andmoving from left to right, has reached its normal velocity of speed.Meanwhile, the gearwheel 5 is just engaging with the teeth of the upperrack 29 preparatory to continuing the movement of the type-bed 24' fromleft to right at a uniform speed. The gate 25 is just beginning to opento release the reversing mechanism. At this time, also, there is thesame slight overlapping of control between the gear-wheel 5 and rack 29on the one hand, and the reversing mechanism and the guide-way 26 on theother hand, as has already been mentioned in connection with thedescription of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9, in sequence with Fig. 8, shows the positions of the parts at thetermination or" the next succeeding halt-rotation of the gearwheel 5during which the type-bed 24 has been returned to its central position,corresponding to Fig. 5 but traveling in the oppositedirection. Thereversing mechanism is midway between the two guide-ways 26 and 28, thepin 3 and block 2 and the carrier 8 being at the limit of their lowerpositions.

Fig. 10, in sequence with Fig. 9, shows the positions of the parts atthe termination oi the next succeeding halt-rotation of the gearwheel 5and the entrance of the two rectilinear series of anti-friction rollersG into the guideway 28 which has just been formed by the closingmovement of the pivotal gate 27. The gear-wheel 5 is terminating itsengagement with the upper rack 29, there being a slight overlapping ofcontrol at this point betwen the gear 5 and rack 29 on the one hand, andthe reversing mechanism and the guide-way 28, on the other. In thisfigure the pin 3 and the block 2 and carrier 8 are shown at the limit oftheir upward movement, Fig. 10, in sequence with Fig. 9, shows the partsin the positions due to them at the termination of the driving action ofthe gear 5 upon the type-bed 2%, from left to right. At this time, the1BVGTS ing mechanism begins its retarding function.

Fig. 11, in sequence with Fig. 10, shows the positions of the parts atthe termination of the next succeeding quarterrotation of the gear-wheel5 and the. termination of the retarding movement of the type-bed whichhas beenbrought to av stop.

Fig. 12, in sequence with Fig. 11 shows the positions of the parts atthe termination of the next succeeding quarter-revolution of thegear-wheel 5 during which the typebed 2-lhas been reversed andaccelerated to its normal speed, transferred from the control of thereversing mechanism to the control of the gear-wheel 5 through the lowerrack 80. It will be understood. that as the gear-wheel 5 cuts intoengagement with the lower rack 30, the ate 27 swings into its openposition to release the reversing mechanism. The next half revolution ofthe gear-wheel 5 will restore the parts into the positions in which theyare shown in Fig.

It will be observed by following Figs. 5 to 12, inclusive, that theblock 2, instead of having any direct contact with the abutments 22 and28 and the shoes l2 and 4-3 of the gates 25 and 27, has rolling contactswith antifriction rollers 6 which are interposed between the bearingfaces of the block 2 and the said abutinents and shoes. In other words,the block rolls on the rollers 6 up and down through the guide-waysinstead of sliding up and down upon the said abutments and shoes. Now asI have provided for causing the carrier 8 of the anti-friction rollers 6to travel at exactly half the speed of the block 2, I have insured therolling action of the rollers 6 by taking advantage of the wellunderstood principle that to avoid sliding, the axes of the antifrictionmembers, whatever their form may be, must travel at half the velocity ofthe added velocities of the two surfaces with which they co-act. In thepresent case the block 2 has double the vertical movement of the axes ofthe rollers, the speed of the other co-acting surfaces in the verticaldirection, being represented in the equation by O. In this connection Imay call attention to the fact, that in the construction illustrated,the thrust is entirely taken across the diameters of the rollers 6without being transmitted through the studs 7 by which they are merelyretained in place. The carrier S has no part in the reversing functionbut to keep the rollers 6 in place.

In the modified construction shown by Figs. 13 and 14: of the drawings,T employ solid anti-friction rollers 50, held in place by chamberedretaining-plates 51 secured by bolts and having slots 53 through whichportions of the said solid rollers 50 project for coaction with theblock 2 and the coacting faces of the guide-ways. This modifiedconstruction acts on precisely the same principle as that alreadydescribed.

in F igs. l5 and 16, I have shown my invention applied to a so-calledScotch-yoke 5i; supported in bearings 55 and moved horizontally back andforth by the crank-pin or prime-mover which is mounted in the peripheryof a gear-wheel, not shown, but corresponding to the gear-wheel 5elsewhere described. The said yoke 5iis termed with a. verticalguide-way 57 the side walls of which are furnished with hard steelbearing-plates 58 corresponding to the faces of the guide-ways 2G and 2Sand co-aeting with anti-friction balls 59 located in suitable pockets ina vertically movable carrier 60 having a lateral arm (31 termed with aslot ('2 receiving ablock 63 entered by a stud 6% mounted in acontroller-arm 65 one end of which is enlarged to form an eye 66encircling the pin 56 and the other end of which is provided with a stud67 entering a block 68 in a slot 69 in the yoke 5%, whereby thecrank-pin 56 is caused to move the carrier 60 up and down in theguide-way 57 at half the speed of a reversing block 70 also mounted uponthe crank-pin 56 and interposed between the two vertical series of balls59 in the carrier so that its side faces are in constant contacttherewith. By locating the pin 6% exactly midway between the centers ofthe crank-pin 56 and the stud 67, the carrier 60 is caused to move inthe vertical direction at just half the speed of the reversing block 70,in accordance with the rule already stated that to avoid sliding theaxes of the antifriction members must travel at half the velocity of theadded velocities of the two surfaces with which they co-act. Forinstances of the use of Scotch-yokes in flatbed printing-pressbed-motions, reference may be made to United States Patents No. 475,772dated May 31, 1892, and No. 570,597 dated November 3, 1896, both grantedto Winfield S. Huson for mechanical movements.

In the application of my invention shown by Figs. 17 and 18, thecrank-pin or primemover 71 is furnished with a flange 72 for beingmounted upon a gearwheel, not shown, but generally corresponding to thegear-wheel 5. The said pin 71 mounts two independently organized, butco-acting antifriction devices each of which is constructed and arrangedto operate in accordance with the principle already set forth. The innerdevice has a circular inner raceway 77 encircling the inner portion ofthe crank-pin or prime-mover 71 and a concentric outer raceway 78sufficiently larger than the inner raceway 77 to form between them aconcentric space for the reception of two cir cular series ofanti-friction balls 79 spaced or positioned by a concentric perforatedcage 80 of any approved construction. The periphery of the outer raceway78 'rolls upon the abutment face 73 fixed upon the depending frame 7%.The outer anti-friction device is mounted upon the reduced outer portionof the crank-pin 71 and comprises an inner circular raceway 81 and aconcentric outer raceway 82, the space b tween which is enough larger indiameter than the diameter of the raceway 81, to provide for thereception of two circular series of antifriction balls 83 spaced apartor positioned by a suitable cage 84. The periphery of the outer raceway82 coacts with the bearing face 75 secured to the swinging gate 76. Inboth of these devices, the axes of the balls will travel at half thevelocity of the added velocities of the surfaces with which they co-act.In this construction it is unnecessary to provide for moving the cages80 and 8d at a predetermined speed for the reason that the antifrictionballs themselves are arranged concentric with the crankpin 71 and travelin a circular path, whereas the antifriction members of the otherembodiments of my invention are arranged in rectilinear series.

With regard to the modification shown by Figs. 17 and 18, it will beobserved that the two independently organized ball-bearing devices abovedescribed, as I employ them, operate in a novel manner, inasmuch as itis the outer raceways that are rolled by the contact of their outerperipheries upon the guideway faces.

Another feature of my invention is shown in Figs. 15 and 16 of thedrawings in which 7 the Scotchoke 5 1 is furnished with a centrallylocated double-ended latch 85 secured to the upper end of a shaft 86journaled in lugs 87 upon the rearwardly oflsetting portion 88 of thesaid yoke. At its lower end the shaft 86 is furnished with an arm 89carrying a cam-roller 9O traveling in a campath 91 in a stationary cam92. In this case the type bed, which is not shown, but which willcorrespond to the type-bed 24, is furnished with a depending frame 93corresponding to the frame 31 of the other figures, the said frame 93being furnished at its ends with abutments 94: respectively co-actingwith the sides of the ofl'setting portion 88 of the yoke. The said frame93 is also furnished at its ends with couplinglugs 95 with which therespective ends of the double-ended latch 85 co-act for periodicallycoupling the yoke 51 with the frame 93 and hence with the type-bed.Under this construction, the driving thrust of the Scotchyoke 93 isbetween the side faces of the offset 88 and the abutments 94, while theyoke and frame are prevented from separating by the action of the endsof the latch 85 and the lugs 95. In any embodiment of my invention, theantifriction members are in fact pressure-members, since the thrust istransmitted diametrically through them.

I claim 1. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary intoreciprocatory motion, the combination with a prime-mover, of a part tobe reciprocated, a reversing mechanism interposed between the saidprime-mover and part, including a series of rolling-members havingsimultaneous engagement with the driving-and-driven faces with whichthey co-act, a carrier in which the said series of rolling-members aremaintained in pos1- tion with respect to each other, and means forimparting motion to the carrier.

2. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a crank-pin, of a part to be reciprocated,and a reversing mechamsm interposed between the said crank-pin and partand including a block mounted upon the said crank-pin, two rectilinearseries of antifriction members, a carrier in which the said members arespaced relative to each other, and means for imparting motion to saidcarrier.

3. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the

combination with a reversing-block traveling in a circular path, of apart to be reciprocated, a reversing mechanism interposed between saidblock and part, including antifriction pressure members, a carrier forsaid antifriction members, and means coacting with said reversing-blockto impart motion to said carrier.

at. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into a reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a crank-pin, of a part to be rcciprocatedhaving two guideways, and a reversing mechanism including areversing-block carried by the said crank-pin, two rectilinear series ofrolling antifriction pressure-members respectively engaging with theopposite faces of the said block and with the faces of the said guide*ays, a carrier in which the said members are spaced apart with respectto each other, and controlling means for the said carrier.

5. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a crank-pin, of a part to be reci n'ocated,and a reversing mechanism comprising a reversing block mounted upon thesaid crank-pin, two series of rolling antifriction pressure membersrespectively engaging with the bearing faces of the said block andadapted to be periodically con nected to the said part, a carrier inwhich the said rolling members are spaced with respect to each other,means cooperating with the cranlvpin for imparting motion to the saidcarrier, and means for maintaining the block and carrier in parallelism.

6. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a prime-mover, of a part to bereciprocated, abutments carried by same, a. reversing-block carried bysaid prime-mover, two series of rolling antifriction pressure-membersengaging the bearing faces of said block and adapted to periodicallycooperate with the said abutments, a carrier for said pressure-members,means cooperating with the reversing-block to move said carrier, andhence the said pressure-members, and means for maintaining the carrierin parallelism with the abutments.

7. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a prime-mover, of a part to bereciprocated, guideways carried by same, a reversing-block carried bysaid prime-mover, rolling antifriction pressure members, a carrier forsame, means cooperating with the reversing-block for imparting motion tosame, and means for maintaining the carrier in parallelism with theguideways.

8. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciproeatorymotion, the combination with a prime-mover, of a part to be reciprocatedhaving abutments, and a reversing mechanism interposed between the saidprime-mover and the said abutments, including a Scotch-yoke actuated inbeing reciprocated by the said prime-mover, a series of rolling-membersinterposed between the said prime-mover and the Scotch-yoke, andcoupling-means carried by the said yoke and adapted to he intermittentlycoupled with the part to be reciprocated.

9. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a primeanover, of a part to bereciproeated, and a reversing mechanism interposed between the saidprime-mover and part to be reciprocated, including a Scotch-yokereciprocated by the said prime-mover, and a double-ended latch carriedby the said yoke and having its ends alternately coupled with the partto be reciprocated.

10. In a mechanical movement for converting rotary into reciprocatorymotion, the combination with a primeunover, of: a part to bereciprocated, and a reversing mechanism interposed between the saidprime-mover and part to be reciprocated, the said mechanism including aScotch-yoke reciprocated by the said prime-mover, coupling means carriedby the said yoke, and a cam constantly controlling the function of thesaid coupling means.

CHRISTEN R. KADDELAND.

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